Eugene Anthony Fonda, 59, passed away on Thursday morning, Oct. 24, 2002. Born March 8, 1943, in Amsterdam, N.Y., he was a graduate of S.U.N.Y. Brockport in Brockport, N.Y., with a degree in education. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He had been a resident of the Hampton Roads area since 1977. Upon arriving in the area, Gene was first employed as a teacher at Lindsay Junior High School. For many years, he worked with the Newport News Shipyard as a computer programmer and then later was employed as a math teacher at Jefferson Davis Middle School in Hampton. Gene is survived by his devoted wife of 25 years, Margaret Lynn Fonda of Hampton; his father, Eugene J. Fonda of Amsterdam, N.Y.; his son, Captain Robert Herndon Jr., USAF, and his wife, Jennifer Herndon, and three grandchildren, Bryce, Tanner and Peyton Herndon, all of Newport News. A memorial service will be conducted by Father Peter Tran at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, at Peninsula Funeral home, with the family receiving friends following the service until 8:30 p.m. Internment will be private in Hampton Veterans Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Suite 154, Newport News, VA 23606. Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - October 27, 2002.
Eugene Anthony Fonda, 59, passed away on Thursday morning, Oct. 24, 2002. Born March 8, 1943, in Amsterdam, N.Y., he was a graduate of S.U.N.Y. Brockport in Brockport, N.Y., with a degree in education. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He had been a resident of the Hampton Roads area since 1977. Upon arriving in the area, Gene was first employed as a teacher at Lindsay Junior High School. For many years, he worked with the Newport News Shipyard as a computer programmer and then later was employed as a math teacher at Jefferson Davis Middle School in Hampton. Gene is survived by his devoted wife of 25 years, Margaret Lynn Fonda of Hampton; his father, Eugene J. Fonda of Amsterdam, N.Y.; his son, Captain Robert Herndon Jr., USAF, and his wife, Jennifer Herndon, and three grandchildren, Bryce, Tanner and Peyton Herndon, all of Newport News. A memorial service will be conducted by Father Peter Tran at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, at Peninsula Funeral home, with the family receiving friends following the service until 8:30 p.m. Internment will be private in Hampton Veterans Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Suite 154, Newport News, VA 23606. Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - October 27, 2002.
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